Excerpt from The Cottage Magazine, or Plain Christian's Library, Vol. 27: For 1838 Having, by the good Providence of God, been brought to the close of another year of our Edi torial labours, we address ourselves to the pleasing task which annually devolves on us of saying a few words to our Readers and Subscribers; and we would not allow the present opportunity to pass of sincerely thanking them for their kind pa tronage and support. We also feel greatly in debted to our obliging Correspondents for their numerous favours, and we trust to their kindness for future contributions. It will'be our anxious study, in dependence on the Divine Blessing, during the forth-coming year, to devote our best exertions to render The Cottage Magazine in every way worthy of increased circulation. In fulfilling our duty throughout a year of the peculiar interest which has characterized the last, we have endeavoured, to select such articles, and to provide such subjects, as, in our best judgment, We have deemed most suitable for the edification and interest of our Readers; especially bearing in mind that the perilous times in which we live, render it necessary, in the highest degree, for every one who values sound Christian principles, to cry aloud, and spare not the sins of the times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.